20 at the clock and shook her head. The waiter came back. "Just a few min- utes, now," said Mr. North, quickly. The waiter smiled and vanished. He was gone a long time. When he re- turned he had a covered dish The headwaiter hovered near; at a little dis- tance the proprietor eyed the scene, a trifle anxiously. The waiter set the dish down and uncovered it. "Saratoga chips," he said, proudly. Mr. North took one and found it hot. He ate it. It was not really a meaty taste. "I am sorry it was so long," said the waiter. "The chef had to slice them." Everybody looked at Mr. North ap- provingly as he ate the potato chips. -RICHARD LOCKRIDGE á' DECEMDE,I\ l' 9 1 1 "Very well, I'll take it. Put it in a parcel and send it to this address. Mark it 'Not To Be Opened Until Christmas.' To Santa Claus, the cred- it. " "Yes sir," said the clerk. "Thank you." " T HAT'S that,"* said the editor to himself. "Last night my wife gave me a list. Where did I put it? Said she: 'And don't forget Aunt Mil- lie's gift.' N ow to look for a present for buxom, cheery-minded, fortyish Aunt Millie. Also one for tallish, old- ish, brown-suitish, derby-hattish Uncle ('McKinley & Hobart') Wilmer. V\'hew, this is some list! I think I'll delete Chicago's cock-eyed William Spencer Burns (Yale, '20). Beefhawk Burns never answers letters or any- thing, the poor tycoon." Another customer approached. Time's editor looked up, recognized him. "If it isn't my great & good friend the editor of the Literary Digest," ex- claimed Time's editor. "How are you?" "J ust fine," said the Literary Digest man. "How are you?" "Fine," said Time's editor. "Nice weather. Crispish." "Exactly," said the Digest man. "Weare reminded by the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (Ind. Dem.) to expect this weather in December, although dail- ies of such diverse outlook as the Omaha Bee-News and the New York Times agree that we do not always get it. I see you are 'shop- ping early' as suggested by the Duluth Herald." "Yep. Got to do it. No shirker, I have a little list. W ell, I must shove off. T ootle-oo." "Pip, pip," said the Liter- ary Digest man. " 'I'll be see- ing yuh.'-Nashville South- ern LumbErman." -GEORGE CECIL COWING HE HAD A LITTLE LIST [THE EDITOR OF "TIME" DOES HIS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING] the toy department in the store .1 Manhattan's Merchants Lord & Taylor went the editor of T i11W. "Good afternoon," he said to the clerk. "Fortnight ago (TIME, Nov. 23) I observed that chunky, fur- coated, white-whiskered Santa ('Kris Kringle') Claus contemplated a visit December 25. Reason: Dissemination of gifts, jollity, good cheer." "That is correct, sir," said the clerk. "I am looking," continued Time'J editor, "for a gift for air-minded, youngish Nephew Eustace Henry. Let me look at toys, playthings, gim- cracks. Doubtless a toy airplane of the type associated with Pilot Charles Augustus ('Slim') Lind- bergh will do the trick." "Here's the very thing for the boy," said the clerk. "This toy plane is very popular." "Is it Lindberghish?" "Well now, you see-" "Tut tut, Toymen Lord & T ay lor, stop weasling " said the editor. "Is it Lindberghish or is it not?" "Yes sir, it is." o. SOGLOW *Gifts bought: 1. Gifts to buy: 197. . Mr. H- had been suf- fering for two days with a severe cold and although under the care of Dr. Charles L. B. - the sudden end was uo- expected.-Pasadena Realtor. That's fooling 'em, Doc.